Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Woman killed weeks ago in Los Angeles hit-and-run, suspect still at large The motorist responsible for fatally striking a pedestrian and driving off is still on the loose nearly two weeks later, and police are asking for the community’s help to solve the case. The felony hit-and-run happened around 9:20 p.m. on May 17, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood. A preliminary investigation unveiled that the suspect vehicle, which was not described, was driving northbound on Figueroa Street when it struck a woman walking in the intersection at 115th Street. Details are limited, and police did not immediately provide a suspect description or details such as what speed the vehicle may have been travelling, or if drugs or alcohol may have been a factor. “The driver of the vehicle continued northbound on Figueroa Street, fleeing the scene without identifying themselves or rendering aid as required by law,” LAPD said in a statement. L.A. Fire Department paramedics arrived at the scene to treat the victim, but ultimately pronounced her dead. KTLA 5 1 person shot during massive party in South LA week after vandalism spree in same area One person is hospitalized after a shooting overnight during a massive party in South Los Angeles. It happened on Main Street and 33rd Street at 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a large and rowdy crowd. Officers then located a man suffering from a gunshot wound, LAPD said. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. There's been no word on any arrests. No other details were immediately available. This follows last weekend's chaos in the same area -- when vandals damaged property and Metro trains while attending an illegal rooftop concert. ABC 7 Del Rey home invasion victim escapes burglars, alerts police of crime A Del Rey resident who was one of two people zip-tied during a home invasion burglary on Monday managed to escape and seek help, according to police. The burglary was reported just after 6 p.m. on the 11300 block of Culver Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department said. There, a group of armed burglars broke into a home and zip-tied two residents who were home at the time. One of the victims was able to flee and went to LAPD’s Pacific Station to report the crime. The second victim was still zip-tied when officers arrived. The three people who broke into the home were gone by the time police arrived. Two were said to be armed with handguns. A detailed description of those individuals was not available. No injuries were reported in the home invasion. It’s unclear what the burglars took from the home. NBC 4 Over 2,000 pounds of meth, cocaine and fentanyl found inside Compton home, feds say Four Los Angeles County men have been arrested on suspicion of running a drug trafficking operation and conspiring to distribute more than 2,000 pounds of drugs and hundreds of thousands of counterfeit pills, according to authorities. The men allegedly kept the drugs inside a safe house on Wilmington Avenue in Compton, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Division said in a statement. Last month, federal agents seized 1,730 pounds of methamphetamine, 238 pounds of cocaine, 257 pounds of powdered fentanyl and about 360,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills from the home. Authorities also took possession of 13 firearms and seven vehicles. Authorities believe the men made about $1.6 million in drug proceeds since 2023. To hide their activities from law enforcement, the men used coded language to communicate via FaceTime and Snapchat, according to the DEA. In May 2023, when authorities say the drug distribution operation began, the men allegedly made $3,250 selling meth to a customer at a restaurant in Paramount, according to court records. A drug sale the next month brought in $6,500, court records say. Los Angeles Times Calif. teacher’s killing was a mystery for 47 years. Disclosure from relative of student solves it After decades of suspicion, police in San Jose have confirmed that the killer of a high school teacher in San Jose was a student who was seen with a knife that had the words “Teacher Dear” written on its side. On June 16, 1978, one day after Branham High School recessed for summer, a student found Diane Peterson lying on the floor of the hallway near her classroom with a single stab wound to her chest, according to the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office. Peterson was said to be one of several teachers on campus cleaning out their classrooms for the summer break when she was killed, according to the news release. For years, authorities had considered Harry “Nicky” Nickerson, at the time a 16-year-old student at the school, as a person of interest in the case, Santa Clara County prosecutors said in a media statement. But the tips and leads they received led nowhere, and so the case remained unsolved for 47 years. Until earlier this year, when police say a relative disclosed that Nickerson admitted to stabbing the teacher just minutes after it happened, prosecutors said. Los Angeles Times FBI says 8 hurt in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled ‘Free Palestine’ A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was booked into the Boulder County jail north of Denver and expected to face charges in connection with the attack, which the FBI was investigating as a terrorist act. Online records did not immediately show when he would make a court appearance. The burst of violence at the popular Pearl Street pedestrian mall, a four-block area in downtown Boulder, unfolded against the backdrop of a war between Israel and Hamas that continues to inflame global tensions and has contributed to a spike in antisemitic violence in the United States. The attack happened on the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which is marked with the reading of the Torah, and barely a week after a man who also yelled “Free Palestine” was charged with fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington. Los Angeles Times Sheriff: Texas deputy saved by bullet-resistant glass windshield A Leon County deputy is safe after ashooting incident that officials are calling a potential ambush that could have turned deadly if not for bullet-resistant glass recently installed in the deputy’s patrol vehicle, KBTX reported. According to Sheriff Kevin Ellis, the shooting occurred when the deputy was responding to a 911 call from a woman requesting help. The suspect opened fire when the deputy arrived. The suspect reportedly fired eight rounds directly into the driver’s side windshield of the patrol unit. Due to the bullet-resistant glass, the deputy was unharmed. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. In a statement, Sheriff Ellis credited the life-saving technology and community support. “The Leon County Sheriff’s Office wants to especially thank the citizens of Leon County and Operation Safe Shield for allowing us to equip some of our vehicles with bullet-resistant glass,” he said. “With this, our deputy was able to go home safe this morning.” PoliceOne Dating apps tied to kidnappings of US citizens in Mexico: US Embassy Dating apps have been tied to the kidnappings of some U.S. citizens in Mexico, the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Mexico warn. According to officials, U.S. citizens visiting Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, and Nuevo Nayarit, Nayarit, have been kidnapped by people they’ve met on dating apps. Victims and their loved ones have been extorted for large sums of money in exchange for the return of the kidnapping victims. “Travelers should use caution when meeting strangers; meet only in public places and avoid isolated locations, such as residences or hotel rooms, where crimes are most likely to occur,” the U.S. Embassy wrote in its warning. It also advised citizens to inform relatives or friends of their plans if they plan on meeting someone. Jalisco is considered a “Level 3: Reconsider travel” risk, while Nayarit is considered a “Level 2: Exercise increased caution” risk due to crime in both cities. Anyone who feels they are in danger can call 911 for help. NBC 4 Public Safety News Fire engulfs former Westlake neighborhood private school for 2nd time Crews were called to a “Greater Alarm” structure fire that erupted for the second time at a former private school in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. at the one-story building located on the 1300 block of Shatto Street. Video from Citizen.com showed the massive flames and dark smoke rising from the boarded-up school as firefighters arrived. The intense flames from the “fully involved” structure initially kept firefighters in a defensive mode, the Los Angeles Fire Department posted in a news alert. It took nearly 50 firefighters to eventually douse the flames in a little more than 30 minutes. The fire crew also kept the flames from spreading to any adjacent buildings. The cause of the fire at the old school, which had already been damaged in a previous fire, remains under investigation. KTLA 5 Man experiences medical distress while stuck in a tree in Hollywood Hills A man was hospitalized in serious condition after experiencing medical distress while stuck about 20 feet up a tree in the Hollywood Hills on Sunday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the incident at 2:13 p.m., sending crews to rescue the man in the Mt. Olympus neighborhood. Upon arrival, first responders found a man, estimated to be 30 years old, stuck in a tree canopy near 2325 N. Mt. Olympus Dr. Officials did not further explain the man’s “medical distress,” but made it clear he was in danger being stuck about 20 feet above the ground. It was not revealed why the man was in the tree or how he got there. Footage from Citizen.com showed crews using an aerial ladder to lower a firefighter, who was holding a rope, into the tree canopy. KTLA 5 New COVID variant, NB.1.8.1, detected in California, other states Health officials say a new COVID-19 variant was detected in California and other states. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. Airport screening in the US detected the new variant in travelers arriving from those regions to states such as California, Washington, Virginia and New York. WHO said due to the new variant called NB.1.8.1, cases are increasing again, but said the public health risk remains low. By mid-May the new variant had reached nearly 11% of sequenced samples reported. The WHO designated it a "variant under monitoring." The WHO said some western Pacific countries have reported increases in COVID cases and hospitalizations, but there’s nothing so far to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe compared to other variants. FOX 11 About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. 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